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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Liz's little brother's name?
(a) John.
(b) Little Jimmy.
(c) Frankie.
(d) Tommy.

2. What does Ms. Taylor tell Marlee on the day of her and Liz's presentation?
(a) Liz's father has died and she will be out of school for the week.
(b) Liz is never coming back to school.
(c) Liz has had a terrible accident.
(d) Liz will be absent for the school day.

3. How does Marlee cut her finger when she and Judy go to the rock crusher?
(a) On a blade of grass.
(b) On a sharp rock.
(c) On a knife.
(d) On a bit of barbed wire.

4. What drink does Marlee associate her mother with?
(a) Hot black tea so strong she is almost coffee.
(b) Warm milk.
(c) Mountain Dew.
(d) Coke.

5. What does Judy do when Marlee cuts her finger?
(a) Rinses it with water.
(b) Glues the cut together.
(c) Wraps it in her handkerchief.
(d) Puts a band aid on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Betty Jean say is the worst that can happen when a Negro pretends to be white?

2. Why does Liz tell Marlee she picked Marlee to work with?

3. Which friend of Judy's does the family stop to see right after her parents tell her about their plan for her to be able to keep going to school?

4. Who is the boy who asks Marlee for help with his math homework?

5. What prevents Marlee's mother from starting her new job?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Marlee's parents react when they find out that Liz had been passing?

2. What does Marlee's father tell her about his reasons for driving her to school every day?

3. Why do Marlee's parents tell Judy and Marlee that Judy has to move to their grandmother's house in Pine Bluff?

4. What does Marlee do to cope with her anxiety when she is expected to speak to new people?

5. Why is Marlee disappointed with JT's behavior on the first day she meets him to help him with his math homework?

6. Why does Marlee assign a drink to each person in her life that represents that person's personality?

7. How does Liz act when the colored students walk into the library where she and Marlee are preparing for their history project?

8. Why does Marlee decide to give Liz a chance and agree to work on a school history project with her instead of with her usual partner Sally?

9. What does Marlee discover her new math teacher, Mr. Harding, does differently than her previous math teacher on her first day of school?

10. How does Marlee's father react when Marlee's mother tells him she has accepted a position to teach at a private school?

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